2014 Ubaldo Jimenez Today

[calmunderfire]

I feel like Rick Dempsey and I are in the minority here in analyzing his performance last night.

You cannot throw 2-seamers up in the zone at 91 and get away with against the AL EAST. It won't work. 2-seamers flatten out when they aren't located down.

He'll be better though. I expect more groundballs.

[CA-ORIOLE]

I feel like Rick Dempsey and I are in the minority here in analyzing his performance last night.

You cannot throw 2-seamers up in the zone at 91 and get away with against the AL EAST. It won't work. 2-seamers flatten out when they aren't located down.

He'll be better though. I expect more groundballs.

Lots if pitchers run their 2 seamers on the inside and outside corners. You command the pitch and it can be effective.

[calmunderfire]

Lots if pitchers run their 2 seamers on the inside and outside corners. You command the pitch and it can be effective.

I know it can be, when it's located down.

[CA-ORIOLE]

I know it can be, when it's located down.

I think everyone has conceded that he needs to keep the ball down better than he did yesterday.Even Ubaldo himself. I don't see how you are alone with Rick Dempsey on that point.

[Il BuonO]

Well, that was completely frustrating to watch especially after yesterday. What makes it hard is that he has decent stuff. Reminiscent of someone I don't even want to mention, but I sure hope he figures it out.

IP 4.2

H 8

R 4

BB 5

SO 4

2014 6.75

[Norfolk orioles]

Most Cleveland fans were not the least bit disappointed to see him go......I originally thought they were crazy but agree watching him pitch twice, I already see why the didn't consider it a big loss.

The guy is maddening, like a mini Daniel Cabrera.

[OFFNY]

IP: 4.2

H: 8

R: 4

BB: 5

SO: 4

2014 ERA: 6.75

Pitches: 109 (65 Strikes, 44 Balls)

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PITCHES PER INNING

13 (81 Strikes, 51 Balls)

19 (10 Strikes, 91 Balls)

18 (10 Strikes, 81 Balls)

32 (19 Strikes, 13 Balls)

27 (18 Strikes, 91 Balls) *

* Jimenez recorded 2 outs in the 5th inning before departing.

[gallden]

Just reminded me of Arrieta today.

[Il BuonO]

Just reminded me of Arrieta today.

That was the name I was avoiding in my post.

[lowrider]

4-2/3 innings, 105 pitches. Yikes!

Did Jimenez get the memo from Buck that said he needed his starters to get deeper into the games?

[$Greatness$]

Which is why I said Matt Garza was our guy!

Sheesh!

But Baldo can turn it around. We still have a lifetime of games left, but Garza was "IT".

[isestrex]

This is why I was so disgusted with the signing when it happened. The chances of him repeating his blistering second half (all against puff opponents) in the AL East was never very good.

...just think, we have 4 more years of this folks.

[Norfolk orioles]

This is why I was so disgusted with the signing when it happened. The chances of him repeating his blistering second half (all against puff opponents) in the AL East was never very good.

...just think, we have 4 more years of this folks.

To be fair the Red Sox and Yankees can make a lot of pitchers look bad.

But yeah, we're going to need to see something soon or else that contract is going to start looking really foolish.

[malkusm]

To be fair the Red Sox and Yankees can make a lot of pitchers look bad.

But yeah, we're going to need to see something soon or else that contract is going to start looking really foolish.

Geez, this place is really overreaction central these days. I'll start panicking at the end of May if he still has a 5-6 ERA but now? How many pitchers have had great seasons which contained back-to-back starts as bad or worse than these?

I'll start: Here are two consecutive starts from Clayton Kershaw's 2011 season (in which he won the NL Cy Young):

June 4 (@ CIN): Clayton Kershaw 6.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR

June 9 (@ COL): Clayton Kershaw 6 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

[El Gordo]

Got a good feeling about this one. he's due for a good one.